The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-20

Union. 10 the course of his remarks he said,
1t has been long time since was your COM
mander. In that time, ike good many OF you,
have grow gray. Since we were mustered out.
have seen good deal OF the world, and have
had varied experience. Your gray heads have
their compensation. 1 judge you By myself
There is not a fair headed young man
with a true. manly heart, who does not envy You
your gray heads. There is difference in the
upon the period between '61 and 60. and regard
it worth all the other forty years of civil life
| have lived. There are at least two hundred OF
you old soldiers present. What brought you
herea You are not here for parade; you are too
old for that You are here to look into each oth-
er's faces. to clasp each others hands, and to
fight over again the battles of the Union. We
meet in time Of the profouncest peace To-day
we have united country. To-day there is no
nation that has SO much influence abroad as
ours. l recently spent four years in a great
commercial center in the old world.
and say knowingly that there is
no nation the face of the earth
Scanning the horizon in sill directions, cannot
cloud as large as the hand of man which
contains threat must say. though, that
there is one small one. 1t is not the knie hts Of
Labor. They are law-abiding people. and we
should bid them God speed. The gates of our
country have been thrown open wide, and the
scum of humanity from the old world are flow
ing to shores. They are congregating in
every city. They meet and denounce the
courts and the Constitution. l know where the
Eleventh Regiment stands with reference to
this class of people who threaten We know
wha liberty means. and we know that men can
not 60 outside the law to find liberty"
"A Thousand Years" sung with much spirit
by John g. Blake and a double quartette. Gre
ated much enthusiasm among the audience,
after which General Fred Knef1er. who was
with the regiment during its three months
service. came forward to speak. He spoke of
the many men who left the regiment at the
close of the three months service and who after
ward distinguished themselves with other regi-
ments.
Department Commander of the G. A R., Ira
j. Chase. of Danville, was also introduced and
The programme concluded with the song.
"A Soldiers Farewell" rendered by John g.
Blake and others. After the audience had been
dismissed. the hall was cleared and the many
young people present engas ed In dancing.
The Seventeenth Battery Survivors Organize.
OF the one hundred and eli CHIT men who
stituted the Seventeenth Indiana Battery, fifteen
survivors met in the Mayors courtroom yester-
day afternoon for the purpose Of forming bat
terry organization and making arrangements for
an annual reunion next year The battery ros-
ter shows that perhaps one half of the members
mustered out are living, but the majority have
removed to the far West. and were not expected
to attend the preliminary meeting for organiza-
ton. Those present Capt H. Hinkson,
Peter Fisher, Isaac g. Crayton. B. P. Castleton.
Cornelius McLain. Isaac Richardson. Henry
Case, William Long, Mil ton Hiday, Peter Cas-
tleton, W. II. Stewart, Mark Fisher, Charles
Carter and J. w. Davis. 1t was the first meet
ing the battery had held since the close OF the
war, and though the number present was small,
a very pleasant time was had in going over the
events of the past permanent organization
was effected by the election of the following
officers:
Presidential. Hinkson.
Vice-president-Willia Long.
Treasurer-Peter Fisher.
Secretary-Isaac j. Dayton.
The 18th of October, 1885, was fixed the
date for the next reunion, which will be held in
this city. After organization had boon eff
fected an hour was spent in listening to short
talks from those present on incidents connected
with the long and stormy service of the battery.
Isaac J. DAYTON recited very interesting poem
of his own com position, dealing with the bat
tery's experience in the city of Baltimore. Md.
A resolution was passed requesting Mr.. Dayton
to prepare a history of the campaigns in which
the battery participated to be read at the re- |
union next year.
The Seventeenth Battery was organized in |
this city on the 18th of March. 1862. and went
to tho city of Baltimore in July, the same year.
From that city it was soon transferred to active
service in Virginia. where 1t remained contiru-
ally until the close OF the war. 1t participated
in the battles of Charlestown. Harpers Ferry.
Berryville Opecon, Winchester. Fishersvllle and
CEDAR Creek. Besides these the battery held
and participated in many skirmishes in Mary
land and Virginia. Mr. Lyman was the captain
from the organization of the battery until his
death at Winchester, Oct 8, 1864. Lieutenant
Hlnkson succeeded him, and served until the
close of the war;